Valentine’s Day is a super fun day to celebrate with your family! Of course, kids love holidays more than anyone else. We’ve put together a list of fun kids gift ideas that are engaging and educational too!
Gifts that Encourage Kids to Create & Build
Design & Drill construction sets are fun and educational! Kids can power their up imaginations and create patterns by drilling chunky, kid-sized bolts into a sturdy activity board. These interactive building sets are great for practicing hand-eye coordination, matching, patterning, problem-solving and construction skills. Most sets include a screwdriver with a forward and reverse switch, activity board and chunky bolts.
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A Create Your Own Bead Pets kit makes it easy to decorate and personalize your very own animal creations with over 600 vibrant pony beads and easy-to-follow instructions. Kids can make unique designs with a variety of colored beads to create a frog, bunny, puppy and more. Make DIY bead pet key chains and lanyard clips to decorate backpacks or purses.
ALEX Toys Little Hands Picture Mosaic includes 5 pictures, 984 stickers and easy picture instructions. Easily peel and stick 5 mosaics with colorful photo stickers for hands-on, non-messy fun. Kids can create a lion, house, birthday cake, cereal bowl or flowers.
Magical Animal Bracelets for kids transform from bracelet to pet almost magically. Connect the two ends to make a bracelet. With two twists, kids can easily transform the bracelet back into an adorable pet.
A Rock Painting Kit has everything you need to create colorful artistic rock designs. Make painted rocks for your family and friends or hide them for others to find later! This kit comes with everything you need to paint 10 rocks.
Great Gifts for Kids who Love Art
Crayola Washable Kids Paint comes in six different colors: blue, violet, green, red, yellow and orange. The paint does not drip readily from brushes & does not separate. Crayola Washable Kids Paint is perfect for introducing young children to painting and encouraging kids to practice their motor skills. Crayola paints are non-toxic and safe for artists of all ages.
A colorful set of high quality Acrylic Paint Pens is perfect for anyone who loves being artsy. These acrylic paint pens have highly pigmented acrylic ink that dries quickly and minimizes mess while painting. The paint dries with a durable opaque and glossy finish on light and dark surfaces. Use these paint pens to make cards or to create art on practically any surface including rocks, fabric, canvas, metal, wood, and plastic.
Prismacolor Colored Pencils produce soft, thick strokes perfect for shading and shadows. Kids can easily create art with these ultra-smooth colored pencils that evenly color with richly saturated pigments. A favorite family brand, Prismacolor colored pencils are affordable and artist-quality for every level of expertise.
Create colorful radial designs with a Spirograph Deluxe Design Set. Inspired by original 1965 Spirograph design, this art set will entertain the whole family for years to come. Use Spirograph’s distinctive interlocking gears and wheels to draw elegant, spiraling designs. Ideal for ages 8+.
Fun Valentine’s Day Surprises for Kids
Do your kids love surprises and mystery toys? Surprizamals Mystery Balls each have a collectible plush toy inside. Kids will have fun collecting more than 200 different creatures, with rares and special editions. Each surprizaball includes a 3″ plush animal and collector guide.
Splashlings Mermaids and Ocean Pals are fun to collect and play with. Splashlings come in a variety of playsets with mystery surprise figures inside miniature shells and sea stars. Some of the pals glow in the dark and more than 100 splashlings characters exist to collect. Kids will love discovering which ocean creatures are hidden inside, some may be the rarest of rare!
You never know what you’ll get inside a Zuru Smashers Ball. Kids can collect more 100 wacky sports characters to trade with friends. The innovative smashball design allows you to smash to reveal what’s inside. Smash the ball & collect ’em all!
Kids Valentine Gifts Just for Fun
Piggy Paint is a great natural nail polish alternative that comes in lots of colors! It’s odorless, non-toxic and kid-friendly.
Unicorn Slime moves like a liquid but feels like a solid. This multi-colored slime shines with its metallic reflects.
Collect these cute mini Emoji Plush Keychains! Set comes with 25 different emoji expressions on a soft eye-catching plush. Clip them on any key chain, purse, backpack or handbag to express yourself.
Kids will also love these colorful Mini Pull Back Vehicles. Simply pull them back to make them go! Set includes a variety of cartoon cars and trucks to encourage interactive fun when playing. Designed for kids ages 3+. You can divide this set up to give to several kids for Valentine’s Day.
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Which gift ideas would your kids enjoy the most?
Hi, I’m Katie! I live with my husband and 3 kids in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. I love Jesus, coffee, creative projects, taking photos and traveling. I’ve previously worked as a web designer, journalist and barista. I hope you enjoy our creative projects and family adventures!
I have only received flowers and nothing more. Something else would have been more appreciated 😀😀😀😀
Ahh, some cute and crafty ideas for kids here. Shame I don’t have any – will forward the article over to my friend though, I think her girls would really love some of these x
The slim still seems to be very popular. I love the idea of them creating, helps them come up with ideas.
Aw these are so sweet! I guess the kids are forgotten on Valentine’s Day! The washable paints are an excellent idea. Will get those for my little niece.
Aww I love this 🙂 I think this is a great idea for kids.
Such an awesome selection of interactive kids toys! I love the bright colors too!
aww i absolutley love those – i think getting kids included in valentines celebrations is important
Every kid wants different toys depending on what their interests are. These toys are absolutely cool. I’m sure my niece would like the art supplies.
These look like some great ideas for gifts for Valentine’s Day. I think my kids would definitely love some of these!
So much nostalgia in this post! As a kid I always wanted to make bead animals. Not sure why I never did. Maybe I’ll treat myself to a Valentine’s Day gift and get a bead animal kit, lol.
Those are some really cool ideas!
My kids always love a new fresh set of markers! These look different than we’ve purchased before so I’ll have to pick some of those up! Cute recommendations!
This is a beautiful gift guide for kids, especially as we approach the valentine. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome gift guide! i am always not easy with getting presents for kids. I want to please but am never sure.
How lovely! Fun ideas. I don’t have kids, but I will definitely be sharing this post with friends of mine they do. They will love it.
These are great ideas for Valentine’s Day with kids! I remember making red play dough one year!
Great ideas with plenty of options for everyone! Something for each child to love
That is the coolest thing ever! Great ideas to engage the kids, love it.
Wow! Such wonderful ideas! My son would really love this.